Shanthi Priya made a bold statement by shaving off her head, as she wore her late husband's blazer to set new beauty goals.
Shanthi Priya, who shared the screen space with Akshay Kumar in the 1991 film, Saugandh, left everyone shocked with her bold step. The actress age-old beauty norms by flaunting her pictures with a shaved head. She also paid ode to her late husband, Siddharth Roy, who passed away in 2004.
Taking to her Instagram handle, Shanthi Priya proudly flaunted her bald look. She recently shaved her head, as she expressed how women are often given rules that keeps them caged. The actress stated that with the new transformation, she is setting herself free. A part of her excerpt can be read as:
"I recently went bald and my experience has been quite something. As women, we often set limitations in life, go by the rules and even keep ourselves caged. With this transformation, I have set myself free, free from limitations and intending to break the beauty standards that the world has set upon us and I do it with a lot of courage and faith in my heart!"
Shanthi Priya was dressed up in a brown-toned blazer, which belonged to her late husband, Siddharth Ray. She styled it as a blazer dress with stockings underneath. Her look was completed with matte makeup, smoky eyes and chunky gold earrings. Highlighting her choice of clothing, Shanthi wrote:
"Today, I also carry the memory of my late husband close, in his blazer that still holds his warmth. Sending power and love to all the women out there!"
As soon as her photos went viral, netizens rushed to express their opinions. One user wrote, "More Power To You." Another one commented, "Meri favourite aapka Jo man Kare karo life Ek bar hi milati hai." A third user penned, "Ye kya kiya.....long hair is beauty of south indians....n u hv done this?"
Recently, in an interview with The Times Of India, Shanthi Priya revealed details about doubting her bald look as the film industry has certain beauty standards attached to women. She stated that heroines are expected to look glamorous and flawless with long and flowing hair. She had fears that her move would impact her work, but she took a leap of faith and decided to make her own choices. She also added that she made a statement by going bald and not fitting into the mould made by the glamour world.
In an interview with Bollywood Thikana, Shanthi Priya revealed that she once asked for work from Akshay Kumar. However, Akshay ghosted her and never replied to the numerous messages she had sent to him. She called the incident heartbreaking. Shanthi Priya also shared an anecdote on how she met him on the sets of his film, Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty. The actress stated:
"When I met him on the Holiday set, he was the same Akshay. I told him that I want to come back, he asked me how I was doing, how my kids were doing. We had a nice half-hour conversation during his lunch break. He introduced me to Sonakshi, and told her that I was his first heroine. So, I told him I was planning to come back, and to let me know if there’s any good thing Akshay said, 'You know you can’t play a heroine, right?'"
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